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Quality 101

Measure Your Needs for the Proper Height Gage

Selecting the right gage for the right job.
Gena Johnson
October 30, 2013

Height gages are a general purpose tool, which can be used in a variety of industries and applications by anyone who needs to measure precision parts.


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Other Dimensions

Gage Block Calibration

Consider these steps before going through the process.
Hill Cox
October 9, 2013

Gage blocks are the most used physical representation of length available to companies requiring the highest order of precision for their work.


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Measurement

How to Choose the Right Lighting for Machine Vision Applications

“The most sophisticated automated inspection system in the world cannot work without the proper lighting.”
John Lewis
October 3, 2013

Machine vision systems create images by analyzing the reflected light from an object, not by analyzing the object itself.


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Test & Inspection

A Turn for the Better: Advances in Multisensor Systems

Multisensor systems allow complex parts to be easily measured in one setup using the best sensor for each measurement situation.
Nate Rose
October 1, 2013

Multisensor metrology systems have evolved over the past 20 years to integrate a wide array of sensor techniques—optical, laser, touch-probe, white light and scanning probe.


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Measurement

The Digital Optical Comparator Advances

The capabilities of the digital optical comparator have expanded to provide even more unique benefits over the traditional optical comparator.
Patrick Beauchemin
October 1, 2013

The introduction of the digital optical comparator has provided manufacturers across a wide range of industries with a number of benefits over traditional optical comparators for the inspection and measurement of manufactured parts directly on the shop floor.


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Vision & Sensors - Best Practices

Evolving At Its Best

The need for best practices within the vision technology industry has been addressed over time through system integration certification and interoperability standards.
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Genevieve Diesing
September 11, 2013
The need for best practices within the vision systems industry arose almost as soon as end-of-use companies began implementing vision systems technology in their operations.
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Case Study

Portable Metrology Empowers Hendrick Motorsports to Push Performance Envelope

Hexagon Metrology CMMs Provide Fast Lane Measurement and Inspection
Cathy Hayat
September 11, 2013
At the competitive edge of every professional sport, the margins of victory are tiny differences in energy, efficiency, skill and physical configuration.
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Other Dimensions

Practical Checks on Measurements

Is there a way to improve calibration—without ramping up costs?
Hill Cox
September 11, 2013
Many companies have their equipment calibrated on a regular basis and believe all will be well until they are calibrated again.
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Vision & Sensors - High-Speed Imaging

Advanced Camera Features Boost High-Speed Imaging

A long list of attributes helps distinguish one camera from another.
Behnam Rashidian
September 10, 2013
When looking at high end industrial cameras, there are many obvious attributes that distinguish the cameras from one another.
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Case Study

Multi-Sensor Machine Allows Two Measurements in One Setup

View in several directions.
September 9, 2013
Measuring injection molded parts from the top and from the side in one setup has been impossible for medical device manufacturer Balda Medical, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, until now.
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